Council moves on plan for 5,000 homes on lands between Inchicore and Ballyfermot
The changes will be gradual, said a council planner. “It’s not an overnight, you know, deployment of four or five thousand units in an area.”
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It’s time to finally do something with George’s Dock – and fast, councillors say
There hasn’t been a plan since council managers’ proposal for a whitewater-rafting facility there bellyflopped.
The Liberties remembers fifth-generation street trader Kathleen Farrell
Last Thursday, in John’s Lane Church, singer-songwriter Imelda May led the room through an impromptu, slow rendition of “Molly Malone”.
Dublin City Council housing committee set to hold fewer public meetings
The committee’s chairperson, Fianna Fáil Councillor Deirdre Heney, says she wants to run more private workshops and organise site visits, instead.
In Finglas, an effort to make a park safe for kids to run in
Pockets of the park have become meeting points for drug users and dealers, says junior parkrun organiser Stephen Keeler.
On Thomas Street, a fashionista curates and breathes new life into second-hand clothing
“This is the first place I come to when I need to buy clothes,” says customer Ana Cristina da Silva.
Residents call on council to move more quickly to replace trees it cuts down on their streets
“Five years is a long time to be looking at a stump,” says Phibsboro resident Jonathan Healy. The council says it’s working on updating its tree strategy.
Airlines are still blocking some children returning home to Ireland from boarding
To solve the problem, a petition is asking the government to bring in a “residency confirmation letter in an electronic format for non-EU minors”.
Government plans new system to “detain” some people who come to Ireland seeking asylum
The previous government’s programme pledged to end direct provision. This one’s takes a decidedly different tone towards some people seeking asylum.
As strategy to end youth homelessness reaches end, many of its promises remain unfulfilled
Of 27 actions, seven have been completed. And the number of people aged 18–24 who are homeless rose 33 percent between 2022 and 2024.
Council lays out timeline for building flagship housing scheme at Emmet Road in Inchicore
Construction works to ready the site for 578 social and cost-rental apartments are now set to begin in March, according to a presentation to councillors.
Vacancy Watch: Married Quarters at Cathal Brugha Barracks in Rathmines
“It’s usually disappointing for essentially a state organisation to be sitting on derelict properties. It’s a very bad look.”
Some lawyers who judge asylum appeals have gone on strike
Several solicitors and barristers who sit part-time on the International Protection Appeals Tribunal stopped doing that work this month, over low pay.